Aizawl: Troops of the Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police have seized a large cache of explosive materials near Mizoram’s state capital Aizawl.
Acting on intelligence input regarding the movement of illegal munitions, a team from the Assam Rifles in collaboration with the Mizoram Police set up a mobile vehicle checkpoint at Lawipu Junction near Aizawl, the Assam Rifles said in a press statement on Wednesday.
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During the operation, the joint team intercepted a Maruti 800 taxi.
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On being thoroughly searched, the team recovered a large cache of explosive materials, including 1,000 gelatin sticks, 1,000 detonators and 20 metres of safety fuse from the vehicle, it added.
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Two occupants of the vehicle, including a woman, have been arrested for possessing the explosives, it said.
A case has been registered in this regard and investigation into the matter is underway.